Photograph by Peter Gabriel Studio. Copyright 2021-2022 Peter Gabriel Studio.
Jar
Date: c. 2010
Artist or Maker: Joe Talachy (b. 1939 -)
Dimensions:
Dimensions: H: 23 × Dia: 18.3 cm (9 1/16 × 7 3/16 in.)
Weight: 1.2 kg (2.7 lb.)
Medium: clay | paints
Credit Line: Anonymous gift, 2013.
Object Number: SAR.2016-1-37
On view
at The Vilcek Foundation, New York, NY
Tribal Collection Review RemarksAccording to the participants in the Pojoaque collection review visit March 22, 2023 (Events Record “Collection Review: Pojoaque Collection Review 1"): The artists/makers of this jar, Joe and Thelma Talachy, work together as a team to create their pieces. Thelma makes the pottery and Joe paints them. The colors used in this design are very nice. Thier other pieces have similarities in design.
According to the participants in the Pojoaque collection review visit May 3, 2023 (Events Record “Collection Review: Pojoaque Collection Review 2"): They have worked together for a long time and produce very nice pieces.
According to the participants in the Pojoaque collection review visit January 30, 2024 (Events Record “Collection Review: Pojoaque Collection Review 2"): This jar resembles Joe and Thelma Talachy’s more current work. No further comments were made.
According to the participants in the Pojoaque collection review visit June 4, 2024 (Events Record “Collection Review: Pojoaque Collection Review 4"): The artists, Joe and Thelma Talachy, stated this jar was made around 2009 or 2010. The tan slip on the exterior of this jar was smoothed with a cloth and not stone polished. Their black pint is a mixture of bee weed and mineral paint. The design includes kiva steps which they use in a lot of their work. This piece has no title.
The artists, Joe and Thelma Talachy, stated they work as team. Joe makes the pottery and Thelma paints them. Thelma began making potteries in the late 1970s or early 1980s with her sister-in-law. Joe learned to make pottery from his grandmother. They both stopped making pottery in the early 2000s. The clay for their earlier pieces was collected from Santa Clara Pueblo and later they used clay collected from Pojoaque Pueblo. They use volcanic ash for their temper in their clay which they collect on their property. Their pieces are hand coiled, and hand polished with a stone. The paints they used to paint their pieces are all natural paints and slips. They liked to collect paints and pigments on their travels and test them out. They also liked to experiment by combining colors to see what colors they could make. They fire their pieces outdoors, inside tin boxes using cedar wood. Their granddaughter makes pottery, and their grandson will learn soon.
In Collection(s)
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